Hears from Some 55 More Speakers, as Three-Day Debate on Promotion, Protection of the Rights of the Child Concludes

Capping its three-day discussion on the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, members of the Third Committee (Social, Cultural and Humanitarian) discussed national programmes to nurture young citizens, saying the credibility of States "rested in their work for future generations".

Near the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka thousands
of people rioted last year, sm ashing cars and buses and vandalizing factories.
In a string of countries throughout Africa, in Central Asia and Latin America
there were similar disturbances and unrest.

Even in the United States, one of the
country's most popular retail outlets imposed a temporary limit on amounts
or rice customers could buy. In North Korea the situation was so dire that
one government official predicted "Life is more than difficult.